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Floods and landslides leave eight dead and more missing in major Japanese cities


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HEAVY rain in Japan has triggered serious floods and landslides, leaving at least eight people dead and 50 missing.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said the country has had “historic” rainfall this week and more was expected through the weekend, urging residents to use precautions and evacuate early to higher grounds.

The body of a woman was found by a river in central Japan’s Gifu while a 59-year-old man was confirmed dead after being found by a river in western Hiroshima prefecture, local police said.

A 52-year-old woman in the Kyoto region who went missing on Thursday night was found dead by a river in neighbouring Osaka prefecture, according to police.

Police said they were investigating how the three died.

On Thursday, a construction worker was killed when he was swept away by flood waters in the Hyogo region.

Several people have been reported missing, with landslides reported in some areas and flash floods in others.

A total of 230 people in western Kochi prefecture were unable to evacuate as roads were blocked by landslide, a local official said.

Warnings for heavy rain and flooding were issued in large parts western and southern Japan.

The Fire and Disaster Management Agency have confirmed that at least three people were washed away in swollen rivers and later found dead in Hyogo, Fukuoka and Kyoto — Hyogo and Kyoto are also major tourist cities.

In Hiroshima, another major tourist stop, nine people were missing after being buried underneath a mudslide on Friday night, Kyodo News reported.

In Nara, rescuers were searching for a man in his 60s who hasn’t returned after going to check his rice paddies, while in Kochi, a 40-year-old man in his car was seen washed away. Two other people were also unaccounted for in Fukuoka prefecture, the agency said.

Television footage showed muddy water flowing out of rivers in parts of the region, including the scenic Arashiyama area in western Kyoto where riverbanks and streets were flooded.

Some 210,000 people were in areas subjected to evacuation orders, though only some of them usually show up at shelters, especially at night when people are advised to stay indoors.

Authorities announced new evacuation orders on Friday, bringing the number of people told to leave their homes to 210,853, most of them in western Japan.

The Japan Meteorological Agency upgraded its warning to “special”, the highest level, in southern Fukuoka, Saga and Nagasaki prefectures.

The special warning is issued when the amount of rain is expected to be the highest in decades.

“Fukuoka, Saga and Nagasaki are seeing heavy rain that they have never experienced,” agency official Yasushi Kajiwara told reporters.

“It’s in an unusual state with an imminent, grave danger,” he said. Yanase in Umaji village, Kochi prefecture, saw 1,190 millimetres (47 inches) of rain in 72 hours, which is double of the total amount that usually falls in the month of July, according to the JMA website.

The torrential rain was triggered by humid air from the Pacific Ocean, intensifying the activity of the seasonal rain front, according to the meteorological agency.

What’s left of a typhoon earlier this week also contributed to the problem, the agency said, cautioning of strong winds and lightning in some areas.

The downpours temporarily halted bullet train services in western Japan, which resumed on Friday.

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